http.get in controller vs service : angularjs

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In the PhoneCat Tutorial in AngularJS site, it is suggested to replace http.get with our own custom service. https://docs.angularjs.org/tutorial/step_11 Besides making the code modular is there any other use of this ? (Read somewhere that services are called just once, unlike controllers. Not sure about that though)

I just want to know what is the use of defining our own service when there is an inbuilt http.get. Can the service do something else ? IMHO answer to this would involve facts besides just opinion. — abhivij, Jul 15 '14 at 12:28

score 0 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 12:11

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Well, in my opinion the reason using service as data besides its readability is that the service in injectable to other modules, but not the controller.

http.get in controller vs service : angularjs

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